Funds and Grants

Age Group: Children

Fund Use: A New Eyes e-voucher provides a basic pair of single or lined bifocal eyeglasses through their online dispenser.

Amount: Not applicable

General Requirements: Individuals can apply directly, or agencies can apply on the client's behalf. There is a $10 non-refundable application fee for administrative costs. Applicants must reside in a household with net monthly income below 250% of the US Poverty Guidelines and have had a recent eye exam (within the last 24 months) with a pupillary distance measurement.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Speech therapy and technology equipment for children and their families who lack financial means.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: Children with speech disorders up to 21 years of age.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Supplies (like Enteral Supplies (feeding bags, extenders), Tracheal Supplies (care kits, ties, cleaning supplies, HMEs), Incontinence Supplies (different-size diapers and briefs), Oxygen tubing and cannulas, IV tubing and care supplies, Formula, and more.)

Amount: Not applicable

General Requirements: Families of children with special needs who are medically dependent.

Age Group: Adults

Use of Money: Lifeline Free Wireless service and phone

Amount: Not applicable

General Requirements: To qualify for Lifeline, subscribers must either have an income at or below 135% of the federal Poverty Guidelines or participate in an assistance program.

Age Group: Children

Fund of Money: Braille books

Amount: Five free braille books per year

General Requirements: Children with vision loss who live in the US

Age Group: Children/Adults

Fund Use: Handicapped adapted vehicle

Amount: Not applicable

General Requirements: Adults or children anywhere within the USA. The family must demonstrate that they do not have the resources to afford a vehicle on their own. They are required to carry car insurance, register the vehicle, and pick it up from the donor.

Age Group: Children/Adults

Fund Use: Hearing devices, specialized treatments, speech classes, note-takers, interpreters, and more.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: Persons who are deaf or hard of hearing or the families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Amtryke adaptive tricycles

Amount: Not applicable

General Requirements: Children or veterans with financial need

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Grants cover sports expenses and adaptive sports equipment through their selected distributors, who offer discounted pricing.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: Individuals worldwide with permanent physical disabilities can apply for the CAF grant. Teams, organizations, etc., are not eligible to apply. Medical documentation of disability is required. CAF uses the International Paralympic Committee’s eligibility criteria as a guideline. Individuals with strictly cognitive or intellectual disabilities are not eligible to apply.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Adapted bikes

Amount: Not applicable

General Requirements: Children with permanent physical disabilities and under 18.

Age Group: Children

Use of Money: Provide hearing devices for children with hearing loss.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: Children with hearing loss between the ages of newborn and 20 years whose parents cannot meet this special need financially. An estimated 100 children are provided with hearing devices each year.

Age Group: Children

Use of Money: Miracle-Ear® is committed to helping underserved people with hearing loss and giving them the gift of sound.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: Children with hearing loss. Eligibility requirements are designed to reach those who need help most.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Rehabilitative therapy, My Gym classes, assistive devices, medical equipment, and sensory items.

Amount: $500 or less

General Requirements: Applicants must be under the age of 18. Gift allocations from the My Gym Foundation are determined by greatest need, who they can best assist, funds available, and long-term impact on the child’s quality of life.

Age Group: Children/Families/Adults

Use of Money: NAA’s Big Red Safety Box® includes: Educational materials and tools, including NAA’s Be REDy Booklet, two GE Door/Window Alarms including batteries, one RoadID Bracelet or Shoe ID tag, five Adhesive Stop Sign Visual Prompts for doors and windows, two Safety Alert Window Clings for car or home windows, and one Child ID Kit from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children.

Amount: Free Big Red Safety Kit

General Requirements: Be the primary caregiver of an individual with an autism diagnosis. Be 18 years or older and a resident of the U.S. Agree to the terms and conditions stated in the application. Be a first-time recipient. Previous recipients are not eligible to apply; orders will be canceled. Apply only once. Multiple requests will not be processed; limit one box per family.

Age Group: Children/Families/Adults

Fund Use: The Give A Voice Program will provide qualifying individuals with an assistive communication device, including a 32GB Apple® iPad®, AppleCare+ Protection Plan, Avatalker AAC Augmentative and Alternative Communication Software app, and Protective Case.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: The individual you are applying for must be four or older and formally diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Documentation from a physician is required. Must include a current evaluation/recommendation from a Speech/Language Professional. Support must be confirmed to help the individual with ASD learn to use the iPad effectively as a communication device.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Free White Cane

Amount: Not applicable

General Requirements: Please visit the website for online application and complete details.

Age Group: Children

Use of Money: Autism Fund Autism services not covered by traditional insurance or grants. Such services include early intervention programs, assessments and testing, social skills programs, college support programs, transition-to-employment programs, touch devices, and recreational activities.

Amount: Up to $1,500

General Requirements: Children/Families with autism

Age Group: Children

Use of Money: Recreational-based services not covered by insurance. Scholarships are awarded based on need for therapies and services that are recreational in nature. Services considered include, but are not limited to: Horseback Riding, Swimming, Music, Dance, Drama, Art, Karate, Social Skills Groups, and Sports (football, basketball, soccer, etc.)

Amount: Unspecified. Families are strongly encouraged to monetarily contribute to the service they are requesting funding. Services do not have to be adapted or therapeutic, but must meet recreational standard.

General Requirements: All students with autism, under the age of 22, are encouraged to apply. Students must live in Cuyahoga, Summit, or Medina Counties in Ohio.

Age Group: Children/Adults

Use of Money: Specific modifications or equipment. Examples of eligible items include upgrading and maintaining wheelchairs, vehicle modifications (e.g., hand controls or lifts), small home modifications, including ramp and lift installation, computers, and other adaptive equipment.

Amount: Up to $10,000

General Requirements: Applicants must have a neurological disorder, with preference for spinal cord injuries. They must demonstrate financial need and may be required to provide documentation. There is no age requirement. Applicants must reside in the US.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: The CARE Grant Program helps families with medication, autism diagnosis/evaluation, therapy sessions (speech, OT, and ABA), and autism summer camps.

Amount: Unspecified; families are encouraged to monetarily contribute to the service they are requesting funding.

General Requirements: Children diagnosed with autism, who live within the US, and have an income level of less than $75,000 per year for the entire household.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Funding for children whose families cannot afford medical care, equipment, vehicle modifications, or displacement related to care. Expenses covered: Treatment: Clinical procedures, medicine, therapy, prosthesis, etc. Equipment: Wheelchairs, assistive technology equipment, care devices, hearing aids, etc. Displacement: Lodging, gas, parking, and transportation related to a child’s care. Vehicle modifications: Lifts, ramps, and transfer boards.

Amount: $600 - $100,000

General Requirements: The case must involve a child with a specific health care need. The request must be clinically relevant to the child's health. One request per year, per child, for a maximum of three times in a child’s lifetime. The income requirement is based on the number in the household.

Age Group: 15 and older

Use of Money: Microgrants for survival, organizing, leisure, and pleasure

Amount: $100-$500

General Requirements: Youth or people of color (Black, Brown, Native, Asian, and mixed-race people) in the autistic community applying for themselves or with help, living in the US or a US territory.

Age Group: Children/ Adults

Use of Money: Financial assistance through a number of Disease Funds to help cover copays, premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket expenses for supplies, supplements, surgeries, and more.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: Health Well bases eligibility on an individual’s medical, financial and insurance situation. Funds only approved treatments/conditions. Check the listing on the website.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Dental care. The Dental Care for Children with Special Needs Program is the secondary carrier when insurance is involved and acts as the primary carrier if no insurance is available. It covers the maximum allowable fees as determined by the Humanitarian Foundation.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: Children under 18 with one or more of the following conditions: Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy and related neuromuscular disorders, Intellectual Disabilities, including Down syndrome, for profound to 2 years overall delayed.

Documentation from the child’s school-licensed psychologist or physician may be required—dental Care for Organ Transplant recipients pre- and post. The program does not cover Medicaid patients.

Age Group: Students/Adults

Use of Money: Grants and Scholarships: Travel expenses for individuals with Metatropic Dysplasia to see a doctor at A.I. DuPont; college and postgraduate educational and vocational grants; first-time national conference attendance assistance grants; adoption assistance grants.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: Individuals with Metatropic Dysplasia; members of LPA who have a medically diagnosed form of dwarfism, immediate family members of dwarfs who are also paid members of LPA, or people with dwarfism who are not members of LPA.

Age Group: Children

Use of Money: Providing therapeutic activities such as bath chairs, car seats, lightweight portable adaptive strollers, positional seating devices, switch-activated toys, vestibular stimulation, and similar items to children with lifetime physical disabilities.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: This program helps families in the U.S. who face extreme financial stress attributed to the costs associated with caring for a child with Leukodystrophy. Requests are granted on a case-by-case basis and are limited to meeting needs that will enable an affected family to provide the best possible care for their child.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Bills, athletic opportunities, medical needs, or an opportunity that a child wouldn’t otherwise have

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: K-12 children and families.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Financial Aid to pursue medical treatments and therapies not covered by health insurance.

Amount: Up to $4,000

General Requirements: Families from Ohio, Illinois, and Wisconsin may apply for awards to cover medical expenses or therapies not covered by insurance. They must sign a contract for volunteering based on the award amount (for example, an award of $1000 or less = 4 hours of volunteering); the Ohio application is separate from the Illinois and Wisconsin applications.

Age Group: Adults

Use of Money: The mission is to keep low-income workers living paycheck to paycheck out of the cycle of poverty by providing one-time help with a bill during a temporary hardship. Bill types could be medical or car repairs, or monthly bills like rent, utilities, mortgage, car payments, etc.

Amount: Average grants are between $750 and $1,250

General Requirements: At least 18 years of age; legal resident of the United States or Canada; apply for assistance either for yourself, or for a person living in your home; household has at least one active bank account OR has filed a Federal Tax Return within the past two years. See website for complete details.

Age Group: Children

Use of Money: Financial Assistance for medical expenses above and beyond what insurance covers, in-home care and/or therapy, formula if prescribed by a physician but not covered by medical insurance, and supplemental oxygen for use in the home.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: Financial assistance for families raising children with T18.

Age Group: Children/ Adults

Use of Money: Emergency assistance, healthcare assistance, homecare assistance, transportation assistance, assistive tech program, computer program, cooling program, Brighter Tomorrow grant, and health and wellness grant.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: People with Multiple Sclerosis.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Yearly grants to 25 families for support and care

Amount: $1,000 each

General Requirements: Any student between the ages of 6 and 18 years old whose family's adjusted gross income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level. Applicants must be the primary caregiver of the individual on the Autism spectrum.

Age Group: Children

Use of Money: Before or after-school educational programs, day camps, fees for learning extension, purchase of curriculum and materials for homeschooling, educational/learning/study skills services, field trips to historical sights/museums/science centers/theaters, language classes, musical instrument lessons, and tutoring.

Amount: $500

General Requirements: General requirements: any student between the ages of 6 and 18 whose family's adjusted gross income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: These grants can pay for various extracurricular activities, including sports teams, music lessons, tutoring, and summer camp. Does not fund daycare fees, school tuition, or mission trips.

Amount: Up to $300

General Requirements: Children, ages 3-18, of currently-deployed National Guard and Reserve service members, as well as those of severely injured Veterans from any service branch.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Financial assistance can be given for specific bills, equipment, or needs stated within the application as the recipient deems necessary.

Amount: The maximum grant can not exceed $1,000 per family.

General Requirements: Any family that has a minor child (18 and under) with a life-altering illness or disability in financial crisis due to unforeseen medical expenses.

Age Group: Children

Use of Money: Therapies and assistive technology related to speech therapy. Does not include iPad.

Amount: Average grant award is $1,000

General Requirements: Children between 3 and 22 years of age at the time of the application deadline and families with a combined household income under $125,000.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Educational services and financial aid that will help improve the quality of life.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: Visually impaired children and their families.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Medical needs not covered or not fully covered by their commercial health insurance plan.

Amount: Up to $5,000

General Requirements: Family must not exceed the maximum eligible family income as documented on the IRS Tax Form 1040.Child is under the care of a licensed medical professional, and the family is applying for treatments/equipment/services prescribed by a Medical Doctor, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, or Doctor of Audiology for hearing conditions.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Equipment, services, and experiences that youth need to thrive through their Care, Freedom and Future Programs.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: Youth up to age 21 who live with special needs or are disadvantaged in the United States.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Financial support may be designated for camps, therapies, medical expenses, respite, assistive or adaptive equipment, and/or communicative devices that are necessary to meet daily challenges.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: Children and adults with special needs who live in Northeast Ohio.

Age Group: Children/Adults

Use of Money: Provide funds to cover 50% of the retail price of adaptive devices or software (technology products that significantly impact employment opportunities, increase independence, and enhance overall quality of life).

Amount: 50% of the cost of products that retail for a minimum of $200 with a maximum retail price of $6,000.

General Requirements: Applicants must be legally blind and a resident of the United States with a family income of less than $50,000 and cash assets of less than $20,000.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Preschool, parent, and infant financial aid programs and various scholarships.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: Children who are deaf or have hearing loss.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Funds treatment, products, and services for autistic children through various grant programs, including SOS, Safety Today, Applied Behavior Analysis, Assistive Technology, Medical Help Today, Social Skills, Special Needs Summer School, and ACT Español.

Amount: Up to $5,000

General Requirements: Children and their families impacted by autism. Submit an online application for consideration.

Age Group: Children/Adults

Use of Money: Medical and treatment scholarships to families living with autism.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: Unspecified

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Programs: Autism Awareness Project, Equine Therapy, Holiday Gift Card Program, iPad Program, Social Skills Camp Scholarship Program, and Swim Program.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: Children with autism

Age Group: Students

Use of Money: Students attending any undergraduate postsecondary institution, such as two—or four-year colleges, life skills or postsecondary institutions, or vocational, technical, or trade schools. Applicants must belong to an underrepresented racial/ethnic minority group.

Amount: $3,000

General Requirements: Persons with an autism diagnosis pursuing full-time, post-secondary graduate education or vocational-technical training. Applicants must belong to an underrepresented racial/ethnic minority group.

Age Group: Students

Use of Money: The Johnson & Johnson Access-Ability Lime Scholarship

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: Designed for current college students with disabilities who are pursuing a Health Care or STEM degree at a four-year university or college in the U.S.

Age Group: Students

Use of Money: BMO Capital Markets Equity Through Education Scholarship

Amount: $10,000

General Requirements: Designed for undergraduate and graduate students with disabilities interested in a career in Financial Services with a focus on Capital Markets.

Age Group: Students

Use of Money: Scholarship program

Amount: One or two $500 awards each year

General Requirements: Preference will be given to students with mobility disabilities. Students must be at least 16, enrolled at an accredited high school, college, or university, legal residents of the U.S., in good academic standing, and complete an application essay. They must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (or equivalent).

Age Group: Students

Use of Money: Secondary Education

Amount: The maximum grant award is $7,395 for the 2025–26 award year, but the amount depends on various factors.

General Requirements: Awarded only to undergraduate students who display exceptional financial need and have not earned a bachelor's, graduate, or professional degree.

Age Group: Students

Use of Money: Pathways Scholarship

Amount: $1,000

General Requirements: Have, or consider themselves to have, a visible or invisible disability. Current high school senior. Accepted to, or applied and awaiting acceptance to, a 4-year university or college in the U.S. or Canada.

Age Group: Children/ Families

Use of Money: Free white cane

Amount: $8,000

General Requirements: Must be legally blind in both eyes. Must be pursuing or planning to pursue a full-time, post-secondary course of study in a degree program at a U.S. institution in the fall of the year of application. Must participate in the NFB National Convention and in all of its scheduled scholarship program activities.

Age Group: Students

Use of Money: Supports students attending two-year universities, life skills or postsecondary programs, vocational, technical, or trade schools.

Amount: $3,000

General Requirements: Persons with an autism diagnosis must be pursuing full-time, postsecondary, undergraduate, or vocational-technical education.

Age Group: Students

Use of Money: This program supports students attending two—or four-year universities. Applicants typically pursue degrees at four-year universities.

Amount: $3,000

General Requirements: Persons with an autism diagnosis pursuing full-time, post-secondary, undergraduate education or vocational-technical training.

Age Group: Adults

Use of Money: Service Dogs

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: People with physical or developmental disabilities, adults who are Deaf or hard of hearing, and professionals working in health care, visitation, educational, or criminal justice settings who can demonstrate that an assistance dog will enhance their independence or their quality of life are qualified to apply.

Age Group: Children/ Families

Use of Money: Scholarships paid to an approved training organization for training a service dog.

Amount: $250 to $5,000

General Requirements: The child must be under 18 years old at the time of placement with their service dog. The child must also have a physical or psychological disability or be on the Autism Spectrum. The child must be accepted by an Assistance Dog International member, an International Guide Dog Federation member, or another qualified training program prior to applying for the scholarship.

Age Group: Children/ Families

Use of Money: Provides guide dogs for eligible blind American children between the ages of 11 and 16, free of charge.

Amount: No applicable

General Requirements: Eligible blind American children between the ages of 11 and 16.

Age Group: Children/ Adults

Use of Money: Custom-trained Assistance Dogs

Amount: PAWS promotes a “pay it forward” culture. Once a client achieves certification, we encourage them to consider hosting a Personal Campaign to benefit another client still waiting for a PAWS Dog.

General Requirements: Eligibility varies depending on service dog type and disability.

Age Group: Children/ Families

Use of Money: Mobility service and autism service animals.

Amount: WAGS asks families receiving an animal to make a commitment to do fundraising for W.A.G.S.

General Requirements: Children with autism or physical disabilities up to the age of 18.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Year-round, cost-free events to help bring smiles to the faces of sick kids, their siblings, and their parents.

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: Children and families with a wide range of diagnoses. Acceptance requires an online enrollment form.

Age Group: Children

Use of Money: Life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

Amount: Not applicable

General Requirements: Children must meet these criteria at the time of referral: Diagnosed with a critical illness, i.e., a progressive, degenerative, or malignant condition that is placing the child's life in jeopardy. Older than 2½ years and younger than 18. Has not received a wish from another wish-granting organization.

Age Group: Children

Use of Money: Travel grants

Amount: Tickets

General Requirements: Children aged 2 to 18 must not have received tickets through our charity previously. They must also be disabled.

Age Group: Children/Families

Use of Money: Dream fulfillment

Amount: Unspecified

General Requirements: The child must be seriously ill, chronically ill, physically challenged, or severely developmentally delayed. The diagnosis must be severe-profound to qualify. The family’s household income must be under $75,000 annually.